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Usage comparison · Tight ends

Sam LaPorta vs Tyler Higbee

Sam LaPorta gets more of his team's passes (18% vs 17%), while Tyler Higbee gets more of the deep throws (11% of his team's air yards vs 9%). Sam LaPorta has played 3 games and Tyler Higbee 2 games. Near the end zone, Sam LaPorta has had more chances (5 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (12% vs 11%). Sam LaPorta is scoring more fantasy points a game (11.5 vs 10.7, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 11.9 vs 11.2 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

TEDET

Sam LaPorta
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.5
Expected points per gameEst.
11.9

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

TELA

Tyler Higbee
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
10.7
Expected points per gameEst.
11.2

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Sam LaPorta and Tyler Higbee, season usage side by side
StatSam LaPortaTyler Higbee
Games32
Passes thrown to him
Targets1913
Target share18%17%
Air-yards share9%11%
Catches1410
Receiving yards14474
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances52
Red-zone share12%11%
End-zone targets30
Touchdowns
Touchdowns11
Expected touchdownsEst.1.90.7
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)11.510.7
Fantasy points (PPR)34.421.4
Expected points per gameEst.11.911.2
Points vs expectedEst.−0.4+0.5

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Sam LaPorta
  • Tyler Higbee

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekSam LaPortaTyler Higbee
121%against NO7%against SF
218%against BUF— no game with a target, carry or dropback
313%against NYJ22%against DEN

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Sam LaPorta and Tyler Higbee
LeaderboardSam LaPortaTyler Higbee
Target share leaders#12of 29 tight ends#13of 29 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#19of 29 tight ends#16of 29 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#7of 12 tight endsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#5of 93 tight ends#31of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#2of 93 tight ends#91of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#7of 93 tight ends#8of 93 tight ends

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Sam LaPorta

No talking points for him in this week's report.

Tyler Higbee

Role up

Tyler Higbee's target share rose to 22% in week 3 (11 targets), from 7% in week 1.

Target share, week 3
22%
Targets, week 3
11
Target share, week 1
7%
Targets, week 1
2

Weeks 1 and 3 · 2 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

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